Listen to the silence sing
of the echoes in my mind
where all is still
but far from calm
where voices once were kind.
Listen to the silence sing
of the beating of my heart
where love once lived
for every beat
but beats now far apart.
Listen to the silence sing
of dreams left unfulfilled
of mountains high
of truth and lies
haunt me each night still.
Listen to the silence sing
of the glory born each day
the warming sun
the bright blue sky
a joy that passed this way.
Now listen to the silence sing
of all the years I've lived
they'll speak of pain
they'll speak of love
of all I could not give
they'll speak of fire and water
the beauty of the sky
the beauty born of every day
the reason we ask why?
But mostly you'll hear sorrow
of all I had to give
which left me cold
and very old
and this painful life to live.
